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Area of Science:

  • Biomechanics
  • Human Locomotion
  • Dynamical Systems Theory

Background:

  • Walking speed influences stride interval and ground reaction force (GRF) dynamics.
  • Preferred walking speed (PWS) is hypothesized to represent an optimal state for gait stability.
  • Understanding PWS dynamics is crucial for analyzing locomotion control.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the effect of walking speed on stride interval and GRF profile fluctuations.
  • To identify optimization patterns in single-leg and inter-leg dynamics at PWS.
  • To elucidate the relationship between gait stability and attractor dynamics.

Main Methods:

  • Twenty healthy adults walked at PWS and various sub-maximal speeds on a treadmill.
  • Analysis included coefficient of variation (CV) and long-range correlations (α) for GRF and stride time.
  • Phase synchronization (ρ) of inter-leg stride timing was also assessed.

Main Results:

  • GRF profile correlations (α) increased with walking speed.
  • Stride time fluctuations (CV and α) were lowest at PWS, exhibiting a U-shaped dependency.
  • Inter-leg stride timing synchronization (ρ) peaked at PWS, mirroring single-leg stride time fluctuations.

Conclusions:

  • Gait stability at PWS arises from optimized single- and inter-leg timing dynamics.
  • Reduced noise in single-leg timing at PWS enhances bilateral phase synchronization.
  • Locomotion attractor dynamics depend on the interplay between single-leg and inter-leg timing coordination.